WEBVTT THEY ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TOMAKING THAT HAPPEN.[APPLAUSE]REPORTER: PARENTS OF DULANEYHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CHEERED,AFTER THE SCHOOL BOARD REJECTEDA $40 MILLION PLAN TO RENOVATETHE AGING BUILDING ONE CALLINGTHE PLAN LIPSTICK ON A PIG, MOSTPARENTS DEMANDING A NEW,REPLACEMENT BUILDING.>> BECAUSE THE BUILDING ISAPPROACHING ITS 60TH YEAR, WEKNOW IT DOESN'T HAVE THE WIRINGAND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 21'STCENTURY LEARNING.REPORTER: THE REJECTION OF FUNDSBY THE SCHOOL BOARD INCLUDEDREQUESTING A STUDY TO LOOK ATREPAIRING AND REPLACING NUMEROUSBALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLS, ONBOARD MEMBER SAID IT COULD BE A-- A $1.5 BILLION WISHLIST.>> THERE ARE MANY COUNTIES DOINGIT MUCH CHEAPER THAN WHATBALTIMORE COUNTY IS PROPOSING,IT CAN BE DONE.REPORTER: THE BOARD DID APPROVERENOVATIONS AT WOODLAWN ANDPATASPCO HIGH SCHOOLS, AT AROUND$30 MILLION EACH, BUT AMENDEDED-- AMENDED PLANS FOR LANDSDOWN,RANKED THE WORST HIGH SCHOOLFACILITY IN THE COUNTY.>> I INVITE ANYONE TO WALKTHROUGH THAT BUILDING, THEHALLWAYS ARE CROOKED AND TILTED.IT IS SINKING IN MORE WAYS THANONE.REPORTER: THE BOARD VOTED TOSEEK ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR A FULLSCALE RENOVATION, ITS UNCLEAR IFCOUNTY AND STATE LAWMAKERS, WHOCONTROL THE CASH, WILL AGREE.A LOT OF LANSDOWNE PARENTS AREHOPING TO ALSO GET A NEWBUILDING.THEY ARE HOPING THEY COULD GETTHIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THECOUNTY.

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Woodlawn and Patapsco high schools will get multimillion-dollar facelifst, including the installation of air conditioning.

But parents at Lansdowne and Dulaney high schools said plans for renovations did not go far enough, and they are continuing their push for replacement buildings.

Parents of Dulaney students cheered after the school board rejected a $40 million plan to renovate the aging building, with one parent calling the plan putting "lipstick on a pig.”

“Because the building is approaching its 60th year, we know it doesn't have the wiring and infrastructure for 21st century learning,” Dulaney parent Yara Cheikh said.

The rejection of funds by the school board included requesting a study to look at repairing and replacing numerous Baltimore County schools. One board member said the initiative could be a $1.5 billion endeavor.

“There are many counties doing it much cheaper than what Baltimore County is proposing,” another parent said. “It can be done."

The school board approved $30 million in renovations at Woodlawn and Pataspco high schools, but amended plans for Landsdowne, which has been ranked the worst high school facility in the county.

“I invite anyone to walk through that building,” teacher Jim Melia said. “The hallways are crooked and tilted. It’s sinking in more ways than one.”

The school board voted to seek additional money for a full-scale renovation. It is unclear if county and state lawmakers, who control the funds, will agree.

Many at Lansdowne High School said the board’s decision might get them closer to a replacement school.